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“With the attention on ‘parents’ rights’ in the widely covered Virginia election, one group was conspicuously absent: Black families who support teaching about race and racism. Some Black parents say their voices and viewpoints were sidelined. And amid all the uproar and outcry, the effect on Virginia’s Black children was largely overlooked.” — HuffPost
“The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture launched a sophisticated digital platform Thursday that brings a trove of interactive stories, images and video about the Black experience out of the museum and onto the Internet.” — The Washington Post
“A high school principal in North Texas who was placed on leave after being publicly accused of promoting critical race theory has agreed to leave his role. James Whitfield ... and the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District reached an agreement to part ways after months of controversy. The decision was announced after the district’s trustees voted unanimously during a special meeting Monday to approve the ‘agreed settlement and separation agreement’ with Whitfield.” — CNN
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